From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Student pilot was practicing solo take-offs and landings at El Monte Airport (EMT). While on final approach for runway 19, the pilot made a hard landing at a higher than normal rate of airspeed and descent. The aircraft bounced on the runway six times. The propeller struck the runway and the nose wheel received minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING SOLO TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS AT EL MONTE AIRPORT (EMT). WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 19, THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL RATE OF AIRSPEED AND DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE RUNWAY SIX TIMES. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE WHEEL RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.
Other reports on N1020X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.